Monks are individuals devoted to religious servitude, and they are not specific to any one religion. Here are the abbeys and ...

The best location for a monastery was one that was close to water and wood. Many monastic chroniclers mention this.

For 75 years, the Benedictine monks of St. Mary's Abbey have lived a contemplative life in a historic valley two miles outside downtown Morristown. The monks founded Delbarton School on the property ...

Yes, Alabama does have monks. The state’s only male monastic community lives at St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, home to 30 ...

According to Bishop Bozo, the new foundation promises to be a real blessing for a very de-Christianized rural region, completely devoid of male contemplative communities since the Revolution. Solignac ...

The Monastery of Christ in the Desert, in Northern New Mexico, is home to 15 Benedictine monks, some livestock, and a guesthouse for people looking for a little quiet in this turbulent world. "Sunday ...

The Oklahoma State Fair is known for unique culinary creations, but this year, an unexpected first-time vendor caught the attention of fair-goers: a food truck run by Benedictine Monks from ...

A group of monks have decided to cut ties with a Catholic high school in Illinois after the school hired a lacrosse coach in a same-sex marriage. The school, Benet Academy in Lisle, Ill., had ...

A new Benedictine monastery was inaugurated in rural Texas on Saturday to be a “special presence” for the Vietnamese community and to proclaim hope to all. The monastery is called Thien Tam, ...

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While for many students at the University of St. Thomas (UST) in St. Paul, Minnesota, a recent warm September Saturday meant a break from classes, college seminarian Sean Czaplewski and 35 other ...

A group of Benedictine monks are cutting ties with a west suburban Catholic high school months after the school, under mounting pressure, hired a woman in a same-sex marriage. Benet Chancellor Abbot ...